Reykjavik, Iceland - 25 May 2006; Hallgrimskirka is a prominent Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavik, Iceland. At 73 metres, it is
Reykjavik, Iceland - 25 May 2006; Hallgrimskirka is a prominent Lutheran (Church of Iceland) parish church in Reykjavik, Iceland. At 73 metres, it is the largest church in Iceland. Its exterior is intended to evoke the basalt lava flows of Iceland's volcanic landscape, whist its cool, spare interior is architecturally just as striking. A local hero, Leif Erikson (c. 970 C c. 1020) was an Icelandic Viking explorer who was the first European to land in North America (excluding Greenland), before Christopher Columbus.
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